Another Reason to Love August
August holds a special place in my heart. That is when some of my favorite small critters make a regular appearance in my garden. When studying a spider releasing the silk through its spinneret, I find myself enchanted with the careful work of building a web. Perhaps spiders are life's way of saying..."relax, breathe, take time to slow down and enjoy things."
Once again, I will encourage you to take a moment to learn something about the evolution of a spider's ability to use its silk. I've shared the link from Wikipedia below:
" From Wikipedia....Observations suggesting that there might be silk-producing organs on the feet of the zebra tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) led to questions about the origins of spinnerets. It was hypothesised that spinnerets in spiders were originally used as climbing aids on the feet and evolved and were used for webmaking at a later time."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinneret
Another Reason to Love August
August holds a special place in my heart. That is when some of my favorite small critters make a regular appearance in my garden. When studying a spider releasing the silk through its spinneret, I find myself enchanted with the careful work of building a web. Perhaps spiders are life's way of saying..."relax, breathe, take time to slow down and enjoy things."
Once again, I will encourage you to take a moment to learn something about the evolution of a spider's ability to use its silk. I've shared the link from Wikipedia below:
" From Wikipedia....Observations suggesting that there might be silk-producing organs on the feet of the zebra tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) led to questions about the origins of spinnerets. It was hypothesised that spinnerets in spiders were originally used as climbing aids on the feet and evolved and were used for webmaking at a later time."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinneret